Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Senegal
Senegal: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 96,844 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava, fresh — area harvested in Senegal is 96,844 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 364.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Senegal peaked at 113,205 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6,305 ha, in 1983.
That places Senegal 30th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Senegal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36,442 ha | — |
| 1962 | 38,100 ha | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 34,000 ha | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 33,000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 37,725 ha | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 64,293 ha | +70.4% |
| 1967 | 63,253 ha | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 62,538 ha | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 39,000 ha | -37.6% |
| 1970 | 39,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 31,100 ha | -20.3% |
| 1972 | 40,789 ha | +31.2% |
| 1973 | 28,592 ha | -29.9% |
| 1974 | 33,400 ha | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 37,100 ha | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 25,300 ha | -31.8% |
| 1977 | 18,913 ha | -25.2% |
| 1978 | 17,216 ha | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 7,786 ha | -54.8% |
| 1980 | 7,790 ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 7,779 ha | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 8,616 ha | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 6,305 ha | -26.8% |
| 1984 | 6,499 ha | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 7,831 ha | +20.5% |
| 1986 | 20,089 ha | +156.5% |
| 1987 | 14,122 ha | -29.7% |
| 1988 | 16,111 ha | +14.1% |
| 1989 | 16,048 ha | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 19,704 ha | +22.8% |
| 1991 | 9,906 ha | -49.7% |
| 1992 | 21,373 ha | +115.8% |
| 1993 | 15,701 ha | -26.5% |
| 1994 | 30,859 ha | +96.5% |
| 1995 | 17,457 ha | -43.4% |
| 1996 | 14,011 ha | -19.7% |
| 1997 | 19,937 ha | +42.3% |
| 1998 | 13,247 ha | -33.6% |
| 1999 | 20,394 ha | +54.0% |
| 2000 | 27,179 ha | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 27,794 ha | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 21,408 ha | -23.0% |
| 2003 | 36,061 ha | +68.4% |
| 2004 | 59,585 ha | +65.2% |
| 2005 | 26,040 ha | -56.3% |
| 2006 | 19,464 ha | -25.3% |
| 2007 | 61,248 ha | +214.7% |
| 2008 | 113,205 ha | +84.8% |
| 2009 | 32,418 ha | -71.4% |
| 2010 | 25,206 ha | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 20,672 ha | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 23,600 ha | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 23,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20,868 ha | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 31,394 ha | +50.4% |
| 2016 | 40,268 ha | +28.3% |
| 2017 | 60,513 ha | +50.3% |
| 2018 | 63,857 ha | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 86,624 ha | +35.7% |
| 2020 | 96,476 ha | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 96,203 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 96,746 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 96,797 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 96,844 ha | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 96,844 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150,434 ha, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 96,844 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95,885 ha, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +214.7% | 19,464 ha | 61,248 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,372 ha | 33,000 ha | 64,293 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,920 ha | 7,786 ha | 40,789 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,119 ha | 6,305 ha | 20,089 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,259 ha | 9,906 ha | 30,859 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,440 ha | 19,464 ha | 113,205 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,660 ha | 20,672 ha | 86,624 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,613 ha | 96,203 ha | 96,844 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 333.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cassava, fresh — area harvested in Senegal?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Senegal was 96,844 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 113,205 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,305 ha in 1983.
- How does Senegal rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Senegal ranks 30th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 364.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.